biggles45

'I notice when traveling on the roads, the majority of bike riders are wearing helmets - these look like Thai people and those almost totally without helmets look like foreigners IMHO anyway." I have to disagree. Ridden bikes here for 20+ years and live on Soi Arunothai, Central Pattaya. 85% of Thai MB riders on this street don't wear helmets, especially passengers. I counted them. No enforcement, no fine, no wear! Kids ride out of the local school, all Thai. Three up, many underage, 3 up. Cop holds up the traffic.! No enforcement, no fine, no wear!

Many years ago stories like this encouraged me to choose the Philippines for my retirement, despite 10+ years of Thai visits. In my 15 years of retirement there I have NEVER visited an Immigration office. No reporting, TM30 etc. It's all handled by helpful staff at the Retirement Authority, every TWO years That's how it should be done, consistency, and simplicity

Really, Philippines has a VE that let's you continue to renew up to 36 months, leave for one day and start again. Also with their retirement visa (SRRV) you never report to Immig for anything (90 day etc) and your card is only renewed once every 2 years. Had mine 15 yrs and never been to an immig office. They also have the usual tourist visa

I see you and raise you one. Your girl was nice but pretty obviously a LB.

That would never happen. If the govt passed such laws they would either be ignored or the right people would be paid off. I remember the law banning riding in the back of pickups after a few deaths. I think it lasted a month and then it's forgetten by everyone.

It probably doesn't matter if the incumbent party cheated. As the Electoral Commission have shown, a way would have been found to keep PP out of office even if they had got the most votes.

NEDr read the reports. He had insurance but they had a clause that meant they wouldn't pay. ! One of the regular clauses 10-15 years ago was only bikes under 125cc.Many hire firms now have Click etc which are 150-160cc. I wonder if they have upped the limit?

Congratulations to that man, he gets the prize! It's all about the money, and commissions.

Not really they voted for Biden to have a second term.

So they want you to admit to paying a prostitute, an illegal activity surely?

No enforcement so nothing will change, same every year. We went there 7 years ago and took wife 6 weeks to get her breathing back to normal. Never returned

Why would they drive more carefully now the blitz is over? It's all back to normal now.

Unfortunately you could double the pay of the BIB and it would not reduce the inbuilt corruption. It's part of the culture, how else would they pay for their promotions?

The report says 'National Highway' which usually is major roads not the smaller suburban ones. My Filipina partner says that they are also enforcing a rule that drivers must have a drivers license. First fine 1,000 peso! People bought these primarily as no license requirement so bad move, they aren't cheap.

Don't question us, we are always in the right